MR RICHARD H MATHEWS wrote: > There's been more activity on the Ziegler group list this week than > there was all summer! Thanks, Pam and Jack, for waking us up. > > Based on the posts I've seen to this list over the past year, it > would seem that 9 of every 10 Ziegler researchers can trace their > lines through the state of Pennsylvania. However, I know of no PA > Zieglers in my own line. I can trace my line back to Georg Jakob > Ziegler, who was born in Wuerttemberg, Germany on October 3, 1848. He > and his wife Ana Maria Weinmann Ziegler came to Faribault County, MN, > in 1881, and moved on to Yamhill County, OR in 1886. They had 13 > children, the names and spouses of whom I can share with anyone who > might be interested. > > If you have any interest in or connections to this > Germany/Minnesota/Oregon branch of Zieglers, I'd be interested to > hear from you. Thanks. > > Richard Mathews > Brea, California ************************************************************* Hi Richard, Oburg Bob H. here, Do you have any information on the area in Wurttember your Zieglers came from? Did any of them come from Shonstetten (70 KM ESE of Stuttgardt) area and do you have any information on this area? Here is our best guess on dates, names and places of our Ziegler, Zeigler, Seigler, Segler, Zaegler immigrants: ********************************************************************* Born in Shonstetten and lived there until 1750s b. about 1690 / 1710, Fritz, Frederick Ziegler b. about 1715, Bernard Ziegler married about 1738 in Sohn. Unknown, children; Anna Barbara, 1740 and Christina, 1749. b. about 1727, Carolus Ziegler married about 1744 in Shon. Unknown, children; Mary Margaret, 1746, Eva Elizabeth, 1748, John Carol, 1750 b. about 1728, Mary Ann Ziegler, married 1748 in Sohn. Conrad Holman; children 1 b. about 1730. Martin Ziegler, married in Shon. Unknown, children 1. b. 1732, John George Ziegler b. 27 Mar. 1733, Anna Barbara Ziegler, married 1757 in SC Gottlieb Stabler b. about 1734, David Ziegler b. about 1735, Nicholas Ziegler, married in Shon. about 1746 Unknown, children; John Henry. 1748. b. about 1736, William Ziegler b. about 1738, Michael Ziegler b. 1740 Jacob Ziegler Born in Leipzig, Germany, Francois Dufour was tutor for the Ziegler children in Shonstetten until 1752 and then in SC until death in about 1774. DO NOT USE THIS AS DOCUMENTED OR RESEARCHED INFORMATION. ********************************************************************